A Solar Event

Salem Electric, along with partners West Coast Bank, The Bonneville Environmental Foundation, IBEW Salem and Northside Electric, have funded and installed a 2.4 kilowatt photo-voltaic (PV) system at West Salem High School.
     The interactive PV system includes a data acquisition package that allows students, teachers and community members to access real-time sy stem performance over the internet. This live working resource is coupled with curriculum designed to promote student and community understanding of renewable energy.
     One benefit to Salem Electric is that our Engineering and Operation Departments can study the project and become more familiar with customer-owned generation applications that connect to our distribution system.